Mandarin Immersion Parents Council
Information for parents of kids in Mandarin immersion education
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Author: Elizabeth Weise
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There’s trouble in Tinseltown. Mandarin trouble. And boy am I getting emails about it. Here’s what’s up. Broadway Elementary School on Los Angels’ west side, is home to a wildly popular Mandarin immersion program, Launched in 2010 it’s proven so enticing that in the last two years they’ve enrolled FOUR classes of incoming Kindergarteners. Which was…
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A program by the stellar folks at the Center for Advanced Research on Language Acquisition in Minneapolis. Definitely a must-attend for newer programs. Immersion 101 for Chinese and Japanese An Introduction to Immersion Teaching June 24–28, 2013 (Teacher Session) June 24–25, 2013 (Admin Session) New Chinese or Japanese immersion teachers and administrators will receive a research-based introduction to the…
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I won’t be attending this conference but would love to run reports from any parents, teachers or principals who are. If you’d like to be a correspondent, email me. Beth On the Main Stage April 7–9, 2013 | Boston Marriott Copley Place Hotel Just confirmed for NCLC 2013: Chinese-American comedian Joe Wong (黄西)! Joe has…
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I post these not to frustrate those who *don’t* live in Orange County, but rather so you can see the sorts of places that tend to put together these kinds of summer camps. For those in areas where Mandarin immersion is fairly new and summer activity camps haven’t gotten started yet, this could give you…
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By MORGAN McLAUGHLIN / FOR THE REGISTER Dice flew and chips piled up as guests in traditional 旗袍 Chinese brocade dresses and shirts whooped it up at the 2nd annual Friends of MIP (Mandarin Immersion Program) Chinese New Year Fundraiser Celebration. The Bowers Museum in Santa Ana turned casino for one night, and supporters of the…
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From the Asia Society. Jamila Nightingale is doing great work here in the San Francisco Bay area to support African-American families with children in Mandarin immersion programs. I strongly encourage schools to reach out to Parents of African American Students Studying Chinese (PASSC) to talk about creating groups in your own schools and districts. San Francisco’s very…
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